How to obtain your Qatar police clearance certificate when you're in the Philippines? (2018)

[G1orgio 0]

Are you sure that you want to move to Qatar? Damn, I was shocked when I saw the average cost of living there. But, on the other hand, their average salary is not small also. 3000$ on average per citizen. Of course, for most of us, it's a dream country, but only for traveling, for a short period, otherwise, your wallet will empty pretty fast.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

10 hours ago, G1orgio said:

Are you sure that you want to move to Qatar? Damn, I was shocked when I saw the average cost of living there. But, on the other hand, their average salary is not small also. 3000$ on average per citizen. Of course, for most of us, it's a dream country, but only for traveling, for a short period, otherwise, your wallet will empty pretty fast.

Did you even read the other posts? If you did then you would see that they have already lived in Qatar and are now needing a PCC there. It's only a dream country for expat workers that have a good job other wise it isn't.

[Apple1130 3]

On 6/21/2019 at 11:08 PM, Hank_ said:

Here is everything I have on Qatar PCC

 

How to obtain your Qatar police clearance certificate when you're in the Philippines?
 

1. You can send all the requirements to the Qatar Embassy through WExpress (affiliated with DHL, they have different branches but they have one in DFA ASEANA). I called the embassy and was advised that the wait time for this process will take up to 2-3 months.

2. You're lucky if you have a friend in Qatar who is willing to process and get it for you.

My friend successfully got my PCC in just 1 week!

Here is the list of requirements I sent him:

a. SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY (SPA)

b. NBI CLEARANCE

c. SUNDRY CARD/FINGERPRINTS

d. LETTER OF PURPOSE

e. CLEAR PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PREVIOUS QATAR ID
f. CLEAR PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PASSPORT AND RELEVANT PAGES
g. 3 PCS OF 2x2 PHOTO (this may not be needed), The Ministry of Interior (CEID) used the photo I had on their system which was the one used in my QID. (But just in case, include it.)
h. COPY OF YOUR PREVIOUS RESIDENT VISA

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a. SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY (SPA) to authorize the person you will appoint to transact, request, sign and receive on your behalf. This has to be notarized with a Certificate of Authority for a Notarial Act (CANA). 

Don't forget to bring a photocopy of your friend's Qatar ID, ask the lawyer to include his/her QID number in the SPA. You will also need your friend's date of birth, nationality, and address.

*Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) does not authenticate this document without CANA.
*You can ask the lawyer who will sign your SPA where you can get his/her CANA.

FEE: 1,150 PHP for SPA and 100 PHP for the CANA.
(SPA fee may differ depending on which law office you'll go to)

b. NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) CLEARANCE. Check the nearest NBI satellite near you. 

FEE: 130 PHP
 

I got 2 copies of these so I can send one to Qatar and one for my visa requirement.

c. SUNDRY CARD/FINGERPRINTS. You can get this from NBI or (Philippine National Police) PNP in Camp Crame.

NBI requires an endorsement letter as a proof that this document will be used for visa requirements. However, Qatar and the US embassy do not provide any endorsement letters. If you have the checklist with you from National Visa Center (NVC), you can bring it there and they might give you the sundry card. Please contact NBI about this.

I got my fingerprints from PNP, Camp Crame - Crime laboratory. Once you're there, you will be asked to pay the fee at Landbank within the camp. People are really nice and helpful, so just ask them how to get there. It is just a walking distance from the lab.

FEE: 200 PHP

Once paid, go back to the lab. You will only need (2 pcs) 2x2 pictures and the receipt of your payment.

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After collecting these documents, you may now bring them to DFA-ASEANA. (DFA satellite offices do not authenticate PNP sundry card)

FEE: 200 PHP each document for 1-day processing. 

- SPA/CANA
- PNP fingerprints
- NBI
(total is 600 PHP)

*If you're willing to wait for the normal processing, you will only need to pay 100 PHP per document which will take 4 days before you pick it up.

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d. LETTER OF PURPOSE. This is a formal letter addressed to the Director General of evidence and criminal information. Here's a sample:

Ministry of Interior Qatar
General Directorate of Criminal Investigations
Criminal Evidence and Information Department
P.O. Box 23004
Salwa Road, Exit 15
Doha, Qatar

Subject: Requesting Police Clearance Certificate for US K-1 visa

Date

To the Director General of evidence and criminal information:

 

I kindly request you to provide me a Police Clearance Certificate for the purpose of obtaining a US K-1 fiance(e) visa. Please find my personal information below:

 

NAME:
PASSPORT 
PREVIOUS QATAR ID NUMBER: 
DATE OF ENTRY: 
DATE OF EXIT: 

 

I authorized _____________, with Qatar ID number:  -----------------, to transact, sign, submit and claim the certificate for me.

 

Please see enclosed documents such as Power-of-Attorney, certified fingerprints, copy of my Qatar ID, copy of my passport and relevant pages, previous resident visa and photographs.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

Sincerely,
________________________

 

e. CLEAR PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PREVIOUS QATAR ID
f. CLEAR PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PASSPORT AND RELEVANT PAGES
g. 3 PCS OF 2x2 PHOTO (this may not be needed), The Ministry of Interior (CEID) used the photo I had in their system which was the one in my QID. But just in case, just include it.
h. COPY OF YOUR PREVIOUS RESIDENT VISA

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After you have all these information, you can finally send it to your friend in Qatar. I used DHL, my friend got the mail after 3 days.

FEE: 3,145 PHP

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My friend brought it directly to CEID the next day but he was asked to go to the Philippine Embassy to get a stamp. He had to pay 300 QAR for the stamps.

FEE: 100 QAR per stamp

- SPA/CANA
- PNP fingerprints
- NBI

I know, it is really expensive!!!! ?? It does not end there...

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After getting this done, he went to Qatar - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to get another stamp. Again, he had to pay 400 QAR.

FEE: 100 QAR per stamp

- SPA/CANA
- PNP fingerprints
- NBI
- Additional documents
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Then finally, he submitted all of these to CEID on SEP 11 and he was able to get the PCC on SEP 17.

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After getting the PCC, he was asked to go back to MOFA to have it stamped.

FEE: 100 QAR.

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He sent the documents to me through DHL and he was advised that I will be receiving it within 3 days.

FEE: 360 QAR

Im having problem with the sundry information card. Im currently resuding in UAE, worked in qatar back in 2017 and left 2018. Uae and qatar have cut their diplomatic ties so theres no qatar embassy here anymore and i have just recently gone back to the philippines to take care of my fingerprint sundry. It is true that NBI asks for endorsement letter from US embassy which i dont have and impossible to secure one. Our immig lawyer advised us to secure all pcc where iv had residency for more than a year: philippines( nbi✅) uae( which i can secure on a later date since its only good for 3 months) qatar( which is becoming a pain in my butt)- i had no one in qatar to help me on securing pcc so our option is to get it done on qatar embassy in manila even if it takes 2 to 3 months , since i dont have an interview date yet we just want to be one step ahead. Apparently qatar embassy rejects my PNP sundry info(DFA authenticated) and they want the NBI sundry, and still the problem goes down to not having an endorsement letter from US before i can get the fingerprints done in NBI. We just dont know what to do now, on qatar website they did not mention any preference for original fingerprint attested( NBI vs PNP ) but it looks like that the qatar embassy in manila  have preference (NBI). If we decide to go to doha qatar to file this pcc, will it matter to them if i hv nbi or pnp sundry? I have it (pnp sundry) attested by by DFA and planning to send it for authentication in qatar embassy ( if i decide to go to  doha qatar).

I dont see any reply in this forum that qatar has preference on the fingerprint sundry info.  Can anyone shed some light on this matter? We are desperate and want it to get it done asap. I dont want to go all the way to qatar to get refused because i have the PNP sundry card and not NBI

[Hank_ 9,174]

9 minutes ago, Apple1130 said:

Im having problem with the sundry information card. Im currently resuding in UAE, worked in qatar back in 2017 and left 2018. Uae and qatar have cut their diplomatic ties so theres no qatar embassy here anymore and i have just recently gone back to the philippines to take care of my fingerprint sundry. It is true that NBI asks for endorsement letter from US embassy which i dont have and impossible to secure one. Our immig lawyer advised us to secure all pcc where iv had residency for more than a year: philippines( nbi✅) uae( which i can secure on a later date since its only good for 3 months) qatar( which is becoming a pain in my butt)- i had no one in qatar to help me on securing pcc so our option is to get it done on qatar embassy in manila even if it takes 2 to 3 months , since i dont have an interview date yet we just want to be one step ahead. Apparently qatar embassy rejects my PNP sundry info(DFA authenticated) and they want the NBI sundry, and still the problem goes down to not having an endorsement letter from US before i can get the fingerprints done in NBI. We just dont know what to do now, on qatar website they did not mention any preference for original fingerprint attested( NBI vs PNP ) but it looks like that the qatar embassy in manila  have preference (NBI). If we decide to go to doha qatar to file this pcc, will it matter to them if i hv nbi or pnp sundry? I have it (pnp sundry) attested by by DFA and planning to send it for authentication in qatar embassy ( if i decide to go to  doha qatar).

I dont see any reply in this forum that qatar has preference on the fingerprint sundry info.  Can anyone shed some light on this matter? We are desperate and want it to get it done asap. I dont want to go all the way to qatar to get refused because i have the PNP sundry card and not NBI

 

Until a few months back they were fine with the PNP sundry card, last few people pursuing the Qatar PCC had to get fingerprints completed at NBI.

 

Best I can suggest is contact the embassy to request the endorsement letter, see if they can email you a copy (send your request by email, not calling)

 

Contacting the Embassy
Manila Visa Information and Appointment Service center hotlines at (632) 548-8223, (632) 792-8988.
The center is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Manila time), except on Philippine and U.S. holidays.

Callers in the U.S should call (703) 520-2235 on its Eastern Standard Time equivalent of operation hours.
 
Skype: To use Skype to speak to a customer service representative Monday Friday from 8:00am to 8:00pm., please add a new contact to your Skype account with the Skype name ustraveldocs-philippines.
 
EMAIL:   IVMANILAREPLIES@STATE.GOV

[Ashlee324 0]

On 12/13/2019 at 1:59 PM, Apple1130 said:

Im having problem with the sundry information card. Im currently resuding in UAE, worked in qatar back in 2017 and left 2018. Uae and qatar have cut their diplomatic ties so theres no qatar embassy here anymore and i have just recently gone back to the philippines to take care of my fingerprint sundry. It is true that NBI asks for endorsement letter from US embassy which i dont have and impossible to secure one. Our immig lawyer advised us to secure all pcc where iv had residency for more than a year: philippines( nbi✅) uae( which i can secure on a later date since its only good for 3 months) qatar( which is becoming a pain in my butt)- i had no one in qatar to help me on securing pcc so our option is to get it done on qatar embassy in manila even if it takes 2 to 3 months , since i dont have an interview date yet we just want to be one step ahead. Apparently qatar embassy rejects my PNP sundry info(DFA authenticated) and they want the NBI sundry, and still the problem goes down to not having an endorsement letter from US before i can get the fingerprints done in NBI. We just dont know what to do now, on qatar website they did not mention any preference for original fingerprint attested( NBI vs PNP ) but it looks like that the qatar embassy in manila  have preference (NBI). If we decide to go to doha qatar to file this pcc, will it matter to them if i hv nbi or pnp sundry? I have it (pnp sundry) attested by by DFA and planning to send it for authentication in qatar embassy ( if i decide to go to  doha qatar).

I dont see any reply in this forum that qatar has preference on the fingerprint sundry info.  Can anyone shed some light on this matter? We are desperate and want it to get it done asap. I dont want to go all the way to qatar to get refused because i have the PNP sundry card and not NBI

This is the facebook page that can help obtain PCC from Qatar on your behalf. It’s just a bit pricey. I think Php 16k each. 
https://m.facebook.com/PhilippinesHelplineGroup/?tsid=0.33248769758180374&source=result

[Apple1130 3]

17 hours ago, Ashlee324 said:

This is the facebook page that can help obtain PCC from Qatar on your behalf. It’s just a bit pricey. I think Php 16k each. 
https://m.facebook.com/PhilippinesHelplineGroup/?tsid=0.33248769758180374&source=result

Than you for your post but ill keep it in mind that i can avail this if the next step that im currently on will fail again. Ill post soon if this thing works. Just to help out those applicants who are in abroad with no one to depend on in Qatar, who dont have the luxury to go home and will depend on SPA for their reps in submitting in qatar embassy manila. As much as possible i dont want to resort to agencies for this kind of stuff specially if i think im capable of doin it on my own. They tremendously charge u very high, as if you have already bought a ticket and a week stay in 5 star hotel in qatar. And 70% of that job will be provided by you so i dont understand for the cost that they are charging.

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, Apple1130 said:

Than you for your post but ill keep it in mind that i can avail this if the next step that im currently on will fail again. Ill post soon if this thing works. Just to help out those applicants who are in abroad with no one to depend on in Qatar, who dont have the luxury to go home and will depend on SPA for their reps in submitting in qatar embassy manila. As much as possible i dont want to resort to agencies for this kind of stuff specially if i think im capable of doin it on my own. They tremendously charge u very high, as if you have already bought a ticket and a week stay in 5 star hotel in qatar. And 70% of that job will be provided by you so i dont understand for the cost that they are charging.

 

Plus that "service" doesn't get you past the fingerprint issue.    And yes .. that is a crazy high price for doing next to nothing.

[pleple09 0]

Hi.. can i ask what if i don't have my old qatari id anymore? Is it still possible to get a police clearance? Thank you.

[Marcg210 1]

For the record here, Jessa's took almost the whole 6 months to arrive. We had given up on ever receiving them from Qatar.

They did arrive though!

This was through the Qatari Embassy in Manila.

Also the offices formerly known as DHL were very helpful with the info on how to proceed.

Edited March 11, 2020 by Marcg210

[Shyne 0]

We really need to get a NBI Sundry Card for the Qatar Police Clearance, please advise how to start. I only have the NBI Clearance.

 

Many thanks in advance